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Vishy solid as ever, holds Topalov to an easy draw

20/03/2016 -

Topalov didn't expect that Vishy would play the same opening system with Nbd7 and Bb4 again, after the Indian ace had played it against Anish. But Anand showed that he had faith on this system and the work he had done on it. The result was a completely fine game for Vishy right out of the opening. He even started getting ambitious and pressed the Bulgarian for a while in the endgame, but the advantage was just too minute. In the end the players agreed to a draw and Vishy maintains his third spot. Detailed analysis by IM Sagar Shah from Moscow.

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Abhijeet Gupta on Reykjavik 2016

20/03/2016 -

With more than 230 participants and many top grandmasters the Reykjavik Open can boast of a strong field. The Harpa Hall, where the tournament was played, was another attraction. But the thing that attracted the world most was the summer smile of GM Abhijeet Gupta and IM Tania Sachdev in the inconsistent cold of the Icelandic capital. In this first part of our in-depth round-up, we bring you an illustrated report with the comments of Abhijeet himself.

Immaculate prep helps Anand draw with ease against Giri

20/03/2016 -

In a completely unexplored line, Anand with his team of seconds and powerful engines dug deep. They found new ideas which were impossible for Anish to deal on the board. Being the pragmatist that he is Anish took the safe way out, rather than testing Vishy's home preparation. The result was a quick draw in 31 moves. Here's the game with some detailed explanation by IM Sagar Shah.

Reykjavik Open 2016: Abhijeet and Tania rule!

19/03/2016 -

With more than 230 participants and many top grandmasters the Reykjavik Open can boast of a strong field. The Harpa Hall, where the tournament was played, was another attraction. But the thing that attracted the world most was the summer smile of GM Abhijeet Gupta and IM Tania Sachdev in the cold of the Icelandic capital. Express Report.

Candidates Round-up shows on ChessBase Account

18/03/2016 -

Top grandmasters like Daniel King, Simon Williams, Yannick Pelletier are doing daily Round up shows on the Candidates 2016 on ChessBase. You can access them if you are a premium member of the ChessBase Account. As an Indian resident becoming a premium member has never been easier and cheaper. It will cost you only Rs.1499/- for an entire year! And you get ten amazing features. More details in the article.

Aeroflot 09: solid finish for Indians (2)

18/03/2016 -

The 13th edition of the Aeroflot Open 2016 is being held in Moscow, Russia from the 29th of February to 10th of March 2016. The tournament ended in a close finish at the top with both Boris Gelfand and Evgeny Najer scoring 6.5/9, with the latter taking first place on tiebreak. The Indians were playing in sizable numbers in all three groups and we bring you an illustrated report of Group B and C.

Candidates R06: Vintage Vishy!

17/03/2016 -

After Vishy lost his fourth round game against Karjakin, it seemed as if this tournament was not going to be nothing special. But his detractors just don't learn from their past experience! It's true and he proved it once again - It's impossible to write Vishy off! In the sixth round of the Candidates 2016, Anand played a sublime attacking game to dispatch Peter Svidler in just 24 moves. What makes this even more amazing is the fact that Peter was so well prepared in this tournament and in some of the games he played theory until the 24th move mark! But he couldn't withstand the roar of the Madras Tiger. We have indepth analysis for you by IM Sagar Shah from Moscow!

Candidates R05: A peaceful draw with Nakamura

16/03/2016 -

Nakamura is considered one of the best blitz players of our generation. The same was said about Vishy Anand a few years ago. As far as psychological advantage was concerned Nakamura held the edge as he had beaten Vishy Anand in their two previous classical encounters. But Anand has years of experience of playing in such top level events and he also had the white pieces. Everyone looked forward to the battle. However, thanks to the super solid Berlin Defence the game ended in a draw in 28 moves! We have detailed analysis for you:

Aeroflot 09: solid finish for Indians (1)

16/03/2016 -

The 13th edition of the Aeroflot Open 2016 is being held in Moscow, Russia from the 29th of February to 10th of March 2016. The tournament ended in a close finish at the top with both Boris Gelfand and Evgeny Najer scoring 6.5/9, with the latter taking first place on tiebreak. The Indians were playing in sizable numbers and our best performer was GM Krishnan Sasikiran who scored 5.5/9. An illustrated report of Group A and Aeroflot Blitz.

Harikrishna is India No. 1 on the live rating list

16/03/2016 -

In 1986, with a rating of 2405, Vishy Anand shot ahead of all his compatriots at the end of the 23rd National A. This India number one post he preserved right until the 15th of March 2016, until that fateful game in which he lost against Sergey Karjakin. Pentala Harikrishna who has been hovering around the 2760 Elo mark for quite some time now, finally made the leap and became India number one based on the live Elo rankings. 

Karjakin beats Anand for the first time

15/03/2016 -

They have played 26 games against each other (including blitz, rapid and classical) and Karjakin has never been able to win a single game against Vishy Anand. “I am very happy as today is my first classical win against Anand”, that’s what Sergey said when he was asked how he felt about the game. Anand made a few inaccuracies and the resulting ending was so passive for Black that Karjakin could take his own merry time to deliver the final blow. An impressive victory for Sergey. Analysis by IM Sagar Shah

HD Bank 2016: Diptayan pulls it through

14/03/2016 -

A decade or two back, Vietnam was more of a war than a nation, but not anymore -- today, they are among the fastest growing economies in Asia. The country hosted the 6th HD Bank Cup 2016 this month. Fifteen grandmasters and twenty-nine International Masters led a field of seventy-one players and five Indians were among them. An illustrated report with choice tactics and grandmaster analysis!

Joint lead at 2.0/3 for Anand

14/03/2016 -

With a draw in the third round against Fabiano Caruana, Anand maintains his joint lead at the event. It was truly a fine game by Vishy as he systematically tried to ground down the young American. In fact the Indian ace was better on many occasions but it just didn't prove enough to win. Going into the rest day Anand will have time to relax and prepare for his next encounter with Sergey Karjakin. As of now you can enjoy round three annotations by IM Sagar Shah.

Aronian and Anand split point in a theoretical battle

12/03/2016 -

After a resounding victory in the first round, Vishy Anand faced Levon Aronian in round two. It was a highly theoretical and modern variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined, in which both the players were armed to the teeth with excellent home-preparation. Until move twenty they played moves that were already known by them and with some careful manoeuvring Anand was able to easily hold the draw with the black pieces. A fairly successful result for the Indian champion. We have in-depth game analysis from Moscow by IM Sagar Shah.

Candidates R01: Anand beats Topalov!

12/03/2016 -

Just like the Khanty Mansiysk Candidates in 2014, Vishy Anand began his campaign with a win in the Moscow Candidates 2016. He won a topsy turvy battle over Veselin Topalov. With this win Anand is the sole leader of the event as all the other three encounters ended in draws. We have the entire game between Anand and Topalov annotated in great detail by IM Sagar Shah.

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